Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Philippines
1.89 live births per woman
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.95 live births per woman
in 2024
Philippines rank
121st
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.95 live births per woman against 1.89 live births per woman in Philippines, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.07 live births per woman | 5.38 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1970s | 5.69 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1980s | 4.72 live births per woman | 3.02 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1990s | 4.07 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2000s | 3.53 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 0.7242 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.0296 live births per woman | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.95 live births per woman against 1.89 live births per woman in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Philippines ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.